Device Monitor and Shared Storage Option
You can use the Device Monitor in the NetBackup Administration Console to obtain information about your Shared Storage Option configuration and manage your shared drives. See the following:
For more information about the Device Monitor, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Table: Device Monitor information describes information you can glean from the Device Monitor.
Table: Device Monitor information
Action | Information |
|---|---|
Drive Status pane | The Control and Device Host columns contain shared drive information. |
Changing the operating mode for a shared drive | For a shared drive, the Change Mode dialog contains a list of all paths to the selected drive. You can choose any number of paths to which the mode change applies. |
Adding or changing a comment for a shared drive | For a shared drive, the Change Drive Comment dialog box contains the following:
You can choose any number of paths to which the changes apply. |
Performing drive cleaning functions for a shared drive | The three available drive cleaning functions are used with shared drives are as follows:
|